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[quote who="Xan" reply="306" id="3138586"] We agree on this. Brad likes being heavily involved with the community that likes his games. Hazarding a guess, he seems to get at least part of his creative energy this way. But he doesn't sit back and wait to be thanked for a finished game, and that's an issue. Are you implying that he is expecting a thanks for FE beta? Talk about a strawman. It's a false choice to imply that not being a snot to the CEO

[quote who="Kongdej" reply="2" id="3138539"] 2: Why should I build monuments... They are protected by city borders, outposts are not, while outposts are fairly cheaper and quicker early game rushing, monuments provide a more stable area of influence.[/quote] This is a very good point. The mid-beta isn't a finished product, and the development team has already issued a 0.911 list of changes that includes ramping up the aggressiveness of monsters

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="7" id="3138459"] In that mod, which is called Goetia: Dominion over the Planes, Summons will be limited by two things: resources like mana, and a summoner's ability to maintain concentration, which is represented by a Dominion stat. The Dominion stat increases as you level, and as you select traits that boosts your summoner abilities. Having active summons consumes Dominion, which is returned when they die or disappear. However, I'm not s

[quote who="Mmrnmhrm" reply="298" id="3138468"]Actually it's Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox. [/quote] Quite right, though Wester's the money man, and Johann's the producer, developer, and pit bull. :)

[quote who="luketan" reply="293" id="3138454"] Sigh he was supposed to take a back seat actually wasnt he? But he couldn't resist. He reminds me of some great talented people who always like to make things extra difficult for himself for no reason except because it doesn't matter because his talent, brilliance will usually win through anyway. Very entertaining to watch but too much drama...[/quote] We agree on this. Brad likes being heavily involved w

[quote who="Xan" reply="294" id="3138455"]Oh I agree. The reason people like Brad is because he is outspoken but also takes responsibility. I remember Demigod. It was Brad who took personal blame for any and all issues people had with it. Compare that to SOTS II. Does anyone even known the CEO of Paradox's name? But taking responsibility doesn't give people a license to nitpick every opinion the man has.[/quote] Total agreement. And the C

[quote who="luketan" reply="292" id="3138451"] Sigh that was a joke. Besides that's the way Brad himself described his role.... Honestly, Brad has bigger balls than you and me combined and he doesn't need fanboys to cry for him.[/quote] And if I were a fanboy, I might take offense at that. Still, my comment about strawman arguments was put snidely. It was out of line, and you have my apologies. Perhaps if you'd put an emoticon--you&#39

[quote who="Gammit10" reply="29" id="3138421"] Quoting Horemheb, reply 19+ Monsters more aggressive about going after nearby cities IMO, this part helps greatly: + Monsters more aggressive about going after nearby cities[/quote] I'm curious how this will be implemented--whether it will be a strict territorial radius the monster feels it "owns," or a wandering radius plus "looking for trouble," or a combination of the two.

[quote who="Xan" reply="286" id="3138430"] The difference between the way Derek treats and Brad gets treated is obvious. If Brad disagrees with someone, he gets WOM shit thrown in his face. Derek doesn't have any WOM baggage. We'll just have to suffice for the once a month postings from Derek. Good job. [/quote] Not sure why you seemed to point this at me, since I happen to agree with you--though there's far more to it than t

[quote who="luketan" reply="283" id="3138424"] You make it sound like this is Frogboy's first day in the forums. [/quote] Strawman arguments are a poor color choice for you. Whatever Brad's reasoning behind asking his question, the responses have ranged from on-the-mark to discussions of how terrible FE is, to how it can all be rebuilt and become a success if everything is scrubbed. Oh, and comments about how he isn't

[quote who="seanw3" reply="3" id="3138373"]There is a mod scheduled to come out on day one that adds over 100 summons.[/quote] Two words: Cor. Blimey.

[quote who="luketan" reply="280" id="3138330"]I not sure why Frogboy is answering and why people are taking him so seriously, he's not the lead developer anyway right? He's just the AI guy. [/quote] His company. His original choices of material, his final decisions, despite whatever input is received. [quote]Seriously Derek posts a lot less but for some reason, he doesn't draw as much fire even when he disagrees with the poster and mi

Played it a bit last night, will play it some more when I get a chance. I tend to go for the magicusers, such as Pariden, and on large maps, so likely I won't see many of your changes for a while. When I do, I'll let you know how things go.

Thread's supposed to be about rating the game in its current mid-beta state, and pretty much just that. At least if the game fails, Stardock can make its money back selling all the wood from the soapboxes constructed here telling a company with more than a decade's worth of experience in making niche hits how to do their business from start to finish. But Brad, it probably wasn't a good idea to start this thread with only a mid-beta--or to start a thread like this, a

[quote who="seanw3" reply="38" id="3137902"]It is a little hard to talk about the best strategies in this format. Can you post some videos of your choices?[/quote] If that was aimed at me, I lack any experience. My last and only video-making occurred back in college, in 1972. I think the technology has moved on, since then.

[quote who="AceMatrix" reply="19" id="3137922"]Oh, and did I mention I also like Zen music ?[/quote] I wonder if typing on several bamboo keyboards would sound like a gamelan ensemble?

[quote who="seanw3" reply="34" id="3137896"]Needs to be in the installation directory I think. Some of the files we are modding require a complete replacement or they won't function. See the Waiting For Next Beta Mod post for how to install into the game directory. !. Keep a backup of all original files in a folder somewhere. 2. Never report a bug when using a mod.[/quote]

I'd like to see a user option for the amount of shards: sparse, moderate, or heavy. With "magic strength" already present, that should make for some interesting combinations that could range from extremely easy for magic users to extremely difficult, and different means of dealing with the result. A lot of magic shards but little strength to magic would lead to a free-for-all for shards among those who use them regularly. A lot of magical strength and very few shards wou

[quote who="MarvinKosh" reply="10" id="3137661"]Well hooray for biodegradable peripherals. [/quote] Using a SimpleTech (re)drive, cased in recycled aluminum and bamboo. This keyboard would probably be looked upon as a long lost relative when we humans are asleep.

Should I assume it only needs to be installed under the mods subdirectory under Fallen Enchantress/SDNXL?

I'd love to see this, and rather have it now than just wait until the game is released--without knowing for sure, even then, whether some like it would be featured.

Thanks. Downloaded, and installing. I'm also looking forward to hearing about the latest changes.

Banned for consorting with Maxwell's Demon.

[quote who="Kongdej" reply="34" id="3137807"]Getting a bit off-topic Glaz, but you are Sincerely ~ Kongdej[/quote] Nonsense, no one does that, here. That said, I'll take your word for it that we're talking at cross purposes. :D

[quote who="Mmrnmhrm" reply="255" id="3137810"] Yea...if only there was some sort of change log to show if they fixed bugs. Oh wait, yea, that's right, there were pages upon pages of bug fixes. [/quote] +1. It also helps to remember that the current beta was mainly concerned with shaping up major game features, and balance issues are next. I'd expect bugfixes to become a real centerpiece of the last stage of the devel